The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE), Belmont University, the USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee and the NewsChannel5 Network are partnering to host the first televised statewide gubernatorial forum of this year's election.

Tennessee's next governor will face a number of crucial challenges, and many of those will revolve around the way students learn in schools, colleges and technical programs.

Join the USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee for analysis starting at 6 p.m. and again at 8:15 p.m. after the forum at Belmont's Curb Event Center.

Republican Randy Boyd takes a snap shot of the audiences before the start of the Gubernatorial Forum on Education at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. George Walker IV / The Tennessean

Tennessee commissioner for education Candice McQueen talks with a guest at the Gubernatorial Forum on Education at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. George Walker IV / The Tennessean

Former Tenn. Senator Bill Frist talks with a guest before during the Gubernatorial Forum on Education at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. George Walker IV / The Tennessean

Belmont student David Cistrunk sings the national anthem during the Gubernatorial Forum on Education at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. George Walker IV / The Tennessean

The Tennessean's David Plazas and NewsChannel 5's Rory Johnston moderate the Gubernatorial Forum on Education at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. George Walker IV / The Tennessean

The Tennessean's David Plazas and NewsChannel 5's Rory Johnston moderate the Gubernatorial Forum on Education at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. George Walker IV / The Tennessean